Mathias van Newkirk said he is also in discussions with the public broadcaster about a return. “I’m so spoiled by the attention, I can’t say anything else,” the presenter says. RTL Street.
RTL confirmed on Friday after it was reported advertisement Van Newkirk signed a four-year contract.
There has been speculation about Van Newkirk’s plans for some time. Earlier this week, it was rumored that he would be in charge of NPO1’s eve on Friday. The broadcaster says he has already been asked to do so.
However he chose RTL. “Ultimately what I wanted was to make programs that excited my curiosity, and that’s possible,” Van Newkirk says. “I actually also wanted a whole new horizon after a year.”
Van Newkirk said he also sat down with RTL five years ago. “We were almost on the dance floor together,” he said. In the end, he decided to stay with BNNVARA.
Van Nieuwkerk selects a current program filled with music
From 21 April 2024, Van Nieuwkerk can be seen on Sunday evenings in a current music-filled program on RTL 4. In addition, other newly developed programs for RTL and Videoland are discussed.
Van Newkirk left the non-profit at the end of 2022 after reports of the working atmosphere at The world goes on. Partly in response to those revelations De Volkskrant A commission led by Martin van Rijn began a major investigation into the work culture at Hilversum.
The results are expected to appear at the end of January. Commercial channels, including RTL, are not part of this research.
